Greetings !

> Can one run the xserver in the debugger? 
Yes. I did this on a hp300 with gdb on a serial terminal.
But make sure that your debugconsole lives somewhere else than the
xserver :->
Imagine - your gdb lives inside a xtern and freezes the xserver that
draws the window...

> Or should I compile with -g and then make it crash and do gdb Xsun Xsun.core?
It would certainly help.

bye
Michael